>But staying with Gill, should we also refrain from using his typefaces?
Should we burn all books that do? If we don't, do his crimes rub off on us?<
I am wondering what's to become of W.S Graham's 'Collected
Poems' for a start, and whether Dominic will be lighting the fire
with his copy of 'The Triumph of Love' this evening.
There are perhaps more serious issues in this debate -- how far
we judge the work by the life. Pound and Eliot are the obvious
points of reference. There was a noticible drop in regard for Larkin
once the letters and biography appeared. And, going back to
your earlier point, Mark --
>Plath's target was Hughes. Those who suffered most and are
statistically at far greater risk are her children.<
-- do we also throw her Collected onto the fire as a moral reaction
to the psychological damage caused?
Just a few questions that seemed worth asking -- in the end
I guess it's a matter of individual conscience.
Andy
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